Sep 4, 2026
Chelsea moved on 39 players this summer, and 22 of them are still theirs
Seventeen sold, 22 loaned out and more than £500m recouped by the club’s own count. The loans are the part that comes back next summer.
Premier League
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Sep 4, 2026
Arsenal have not conceded a goal, and Chelsea have conceded five
Arsenal and Chelsea both go into Sunday’s Emirates meeting on six points from two games. Arsenal have faced one shot on target all season. Chelsea hav...
Sep 4, 2026
Iraola has not won yet, and Liverpool have not led for a minute all season
Two games, two 2-2 draws and no lead at any point. Andoni Iraola takes Liverpool to Portman Road on Friday night with Bradley Barcola available and si...
Sep 3, 2026
Sancho has been unattached for two months, and the window closing does not stop anyone signing him
The summer window shut on September 1, but a genuinely unattached player can still be registered as long as his contract ended before the deadline. Sa...
Sep 3, 2026
Manchester City spent a record £458m this summer, and Haaland is still their only striker
City broke their own transfer record twice and rebuilt an entire midfield. They came out of the window with one recognised centre-forward, and a net s...
Sep 2, 2026
Liverpool have not won in six, and the case for keeping Iraola is his own first season at Bournemouth
Two draws, two points, and a winless run that stretches back into last season. Liverpool have spent again, and the best argument for keeping faith wit...
Sep 2, 2026
Balogun walked away after midnight, and Chelsea lost their Enzo replacement because of it
Everton had the fee agreed, the deal sheet in and the striker in the building. He left as a Monaco player, and Chelsea’s £47m move for Lamine Camara d...
Sep 2, 2026
The Premier League spent £3.48bn this summer, and the other four big leagues combined spent less
A record window closed at 11pm on Tuesday. The gross figure beat last year’s record by nearly £300m, and £2.17bn of it came straight back through sale...
Sep 1, 2026
Manchester City passed on Enzo Fernandez at £120m, and have agreed 140 million euros for him instead
Manchester City let Chelsea’s £120 million deadline lapse on 14 August. On the last day of the window they agreed 140 million euros for the same playe...
Sep 1, 2026
Villa sold Konsa for £51m and replaced him with a £30m centre-back from the Championship
Aston Villa confirmed Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, an initial £25m with £5m in add-ons. He scored seven goals from centre-back in the Champi...
Sep 1, 2026
Barcelona could not get Alvarez, so they have spent 10 million euros on a striker who started three league games last season
Gabriel Jesus landed in Barcelona on Monday for a medical and a three-year deal. Arsenal paid 45 million pounds for him in 2022 and are getting 10 mil...
Sep 1, 2026
Saka settled it on Arteta’s 250th league game, and Villa still have not had a shot on target
Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal at Villa Park gave the champions a 1-0 win and a second clean sheet from two games. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have still...
Aug 31, 2026
Isidor hit the post, then scored four minutes later, and Fulham have lost both their games
Wilson Isidor came off the bench to win it for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, leaving Alvaro Arbeloa’s Fulham without a point after two matches.
Aug 31, 2026
Martinelli cost Arsenal £6m in 2019, and he leaves as the most expensive player they have ever sold
Al Hilal have agreed £55.7m for Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus travelled to Barcelona for a medical on Monday. Arsenal’s window shuts on Tuesda...
Aug 31, 2026
Bruno Fernandes scored three and made the fifth, and the goal that turned it survived a handball check
Manchester United’s first win of the season was 5-2 against Ipswich at Old Trafford, and the goal that flipped it was a Harry Maguire shot deflected i...
Aug 30, 2026
Chelsea had a quarter of the ball at Stamford Bridge and still won 4-3
Brighton completed 549 passes to Chelsea’s 146 and lost a seven-goal game. Xabi Alonso has two wins from two and five goals conceded.
Aug 30, 2026
Manchester United have two days, a striker to sell and no left-back
Fiorentina have put a loan offer on the table for Joshua Zirkzee, Toby Collyer is off to West Brom for an initial 3 million pounds, and the position U...
Aug 30, 2026
Tonali cost Tottenham a club record, and Newcastle’s away end waved him off at 2-0
Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa scored 10 minutes apart at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs are 20th with no points and no goals, and Matthias Jais...
Aug 30, 2026
Ipswich have won both their games, Manchester United have lost theirs, and they meet at Old Trafford at 9pm
Michael Carrick’s side host newly promoted Ipswich on Sunday evening after losing 2-0 at Hull on the opening weekend. Gary O’Neil’s team have won both...
Aug 29, 2026
Forest scored their first two goals of the season at Anfield, and Liverpool still have not won under Iraola
Dan Ndoye and a Morgan Gibbs-White penalty ended Nottingham Forest’s goalless start to the season. Liverpool needed a Víctor Muñoz strike eight minute...
Aug 29, 2026
Barcola is set to sign to 2031, and Liverpool’s other two winger targets have gone the other way
Liverpool have agreed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Bradley Barcola worth up to about £123m. Ibrahim Mbaye is joining Aston Villa instead, and Y...
Aug 29, 2026
Atletico have given Alvarez until Sunday, and a deadline is the wrong tool for this
Julian Alvarez has not trained for three days and will not travel to Sevilla. Atletico’s chief executive says he is confused and struggling, and the c...
Aug 29, 2026
Villa sold Watkins for £50m and broke their transfer record on his replacement the same night
Ollie Watkins is completing a move to Al Hilal, Nicolas Jackson has signed for a club-record £65m, and Aston Villa also have an agreement with PSG for...
Aug 29, 2026
Cherki scored twice in five minutes, and Palace’s only goal of the season came off Donnarumma
Rayan Cherki’s two goals in five minutes settled a match City were never likely to lose, and Enzo Maresca has now taken six points from six.